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Police believe the man who broke into a PSL store on Monday morning is responsible for a series of other smash-and-grabs. Angela Rozier reports.

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Updated: 5:47 PM EDT Mar 21, 2016

Search on for smash-and-grab thief

Police believe the man who broke into a PSL store on Monday morning is responsible for a series of other smash-and-grabs. Angela Rozier reports.

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WEBVTT SURVEILLANCE WILL HELP CATCH THEPERSON RESPONSIBLE.ANGELA ROZIER HAS THE STORY FROMSAINT LUCIE COUNTY.ANGELA: WORK IS ALREADY UNDERWAYTO MAKE REPAIRS TO THE GLASSDOOR AT THE CHEVRON GAS STATIONON GATLIN BOULEVARD IN PORT ST.LUCIE.THIS IS VIDEO OF THE LATESTINCIDENTYOU SEE THE DRIVER BACKING OUT,POLICE SAY, AFTER HE SMASHES THEGLASS DOOR, AND THEN HOPS OUT OFTHE CAR.ONCE HE'S INSIDE HE JUMPS THECOUNTER WHERE THE CASH REGISTERSARE LOCATED.HE OPENS ONE AND TAKES THE CASH.HE THEN TAKES ANOTHER REGISTERWITH HIM, AND IT'S FOUND OUTSIDETHE BUSINESS.POLICE SAY HE'S THE SAME SUSPECTRESPONSIBBE FOR COMMITTING SMASHAND GRAB ROBBERIES UP AND DOWNTHE TREASURE COAST. >> FROM THE VIDEO THAT WERECEIVED FROM OTHER AGENCIES ANDTHE VIDEO THAT WE RECEIVED FROMTHE BUSINESSES IN OURJURISDICTION, IT'S THE SAMEDUDE.ANGELA: THIS IS VIDEO OF THESUSPECT USING SOME TYPE OFOBJECT TO BREAK THE GLASS DOORAT THE HOSPICE THRIFT BOUTIQUEON ST. LUCIE WEST BOULEVARD LASTMONTH.BUT THIS TIME HE GETS AWAY WITHNOTHING.POLICE WANT TO GET HIM OFF THESTREET>> IT KIND OF LIKE STARTED FORUS, IT STARTED WITH HIM JUSTTAKING AN OBJECT AND THROWING ITTHROUGH A WINDOW AND GOINGINSIDE, JUMPING THE COUNTERTAKING THE CASH REGISTER DRAWERAND THEN LEAVING.NOW HE'S JUST RESORTED TO TAKINGHIS CAR AND SMASHING IT THROUGHTHE FRONT OF THE BUSINESS.ANGELA: POLICE SAY THE ONLY WAYTHEY'RE GOING TO CATCH THESUSPECT IS IF SOMEONE REPORTS

Search on for smash-and-grab thief

Police believe the man who broke into a PSL store on Monday morning is responsible for a series of other smash-and-grabs. Angela Rozier reports.